From owner-freebsd-chat Sat Nov 1 17:52:45 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id RAA20753 for chat-outgoing; Sat, 1 Nov 1997 17:52:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (gregl1.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.136.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id RAA20747 for ; Sat, 1 Nov 1997 17:52:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) id MAA26732; Sun, 2 Nov 1997 12:22:24 +1030 (CST) Message-ID: <19971102122224.37668@lemis.com> Date: Sun, 2 Nov 1997 12:22:24 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: Amancio Hasty Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Window manager vote (was: http://www.plig.org/xwinman/vote.html) References: <19971102120337.06871@lemis.com> <199711020150.RAA19563@rah.star-gate.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: <199711020150.RAA19563@rah.star-gate.com>; from Amancio Hasty on Sat, Nov 01, 1997 at 05:50:15PM -0800 Organisation: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sat, Nov 01, 1997 at 05:50:15PM -0800, Amancio Hasty wrote: >> On Sat, Nov 01, 1997 at 11:39:23AM -0800, Amancio Hasty wrote: >>> >>> Care to vote for your favorited window manager ? >>> >>> I of course voted for enlightenment 8) >> >> Hmm. I don't know enlightenment, except what people have said about >> it over the last few days, but exactly that makes me suspicious about >> a poll which gives it over 40% of all votes. I'd guess that this is >> not a typical cross-section of the X public. Any comments? > > I sincerely hope that enlightenment serves as sn inspiration for cool > works of art to come ... We need cool looks and feel and art !! Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking Enlightenment, I'm just doubting that a relatively unknown window manager is in use by 40% of the installed base. > Honestly, I don't expect this group of people to like enlightenment it > is sort of against the groups inclination which is very > OScentric -- new cool term 8) Yes, I can see that. I've just been looking at the screen shot at http://www.plig.org/xwinman/screenshots/enlightenment.jpg and trying to form an opinion. Greg